More Winter Weather In PA Before Spring Warm-Up: Latest Forecast

PENNSYLVANIA — Winter's last gasps will make themselves known this week, before a spring warm-up is expected across the Philadelphia region.

While Wednesday will be mild, yet cloudy, another shot of winter weather is in the forecast for Thursday into Friday. Rain Thursday could mix with snow overnight into Friday. No accumulation is expected but temperatures will hover in the low 30s overnight.

The rain will continue Friday morning and into the afternoon before clearing by Friday night. But Friday night will be cold, with temperatures in the upper 20s.

According to Accuweather:

As the system moves to the east later on Thursday and into Thursday evening, an area of high pressure will be moving across southern Canada. This high will begin funneling colder air into the region. As this happens and precipitation continues to fall, the air will likely become cold enough for precipitation to mix with or change to snow in northern towns and cities. By Friday morning, as the colder air continues to extend southward, the rain in more areas could mix with or change to snow.

Since the warm ground is expected to help offset any major impacts, "cities like New York and Philadelphia are not expected to get any accumulation," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Carl Babinski said.

The good news is, the sun comes out for the weekend. Saturday will be sunny, with a high near 48. On Sunday, expect a high near 59.

But the real spring-like weather emerges early next week, when highs in the low 60s are predicted.

Here is the forecast:

Today: Patchy drizzle and fog before 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Thursday: Rain, mainly after 8 a.m. High near 51. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday night: Rain. Low around 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain. High near 42. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.